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2017 Nepalese genernal election

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All 275 seats in the House of Representatives 138 seats needed for a majority
Registered	15,427,731
Turnout	10,587,521 (68.63%) 9.71pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Khadga Prasad Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal Party CPN (UML) Nepali Congress Maoist Centre Leader's seat Jhapa 5 Dadeldhura 1 Chitwan 3 Last election 175 196 80 Seats won 121 63 53 Seat change 54 133 27 Popular vote 3,173,494 3,128,389 1,303,721 Percentage 33.25% 32.78% 13.66% Swing 9.59pp 7.23pp 1.55pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav Party RJPN Forum Nepal Leader's seat Mahottari 3 Saptari 2 Last election – – Seats won 17 16 Seat change New New Popular vote 472,254 470,201 Percentage 4.95% 4.93% Swing New New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress Elected Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli CPN (UML)

General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal.^[1] The election was held alongside the first provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies. A political deadlock between the governing Nepali Congress and the winning left-wing coalition over the system used to elect the upper house led to delay in forming the new government.^[2] Following the announcement of final result by the Election Commission, K.P. Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018 by the President according to Article 76 (2) of the constitution. He passed a Motion of Confidence on 11 March 2018 with 208 votes.^[3]

1. ↑ "Govt decides to hold provincial, parliamentary polls in two phases". The Himalayan Times. International Media Network Nepal (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. ↑ Baral, Biswas. "Why Nepal Is Still Caught in a Political Deadlock Over the Formation of Its New Government". The Wire. Foundation for Independent Journalism. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. ↑ "प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीका पक्षमा ७५ प्रतिशत सांसद". Setopati. Retrieved 11 March 2018.